Saproamanita vittadinii

Saproamanita vittadinii
Amanita vittadinii in grass in Italy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Saproamanita
Species:
S. vittadinii
Binomial name
Saproamanita vittadinii
(Moretti) Redhead, Vizzini, Drehmel & Contu (2016)
Synonyms[1]
  • Agaricus vittadinii Moretti
  • Aspidella vittadinii (Moretti) E.-J.Gilbert
  • Lepidella vittadinii (Moretti) E.-J. Gilbert
Saproamanita vittadinii
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is free
Stipe has a volva
Spore print is white
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is not recommended

Saproamanita vittadinii, commonly known as the Vittadini's lepidella, is a European saprophyte mushroom classified in the genus Saproamanita. Unlike some Amanitas, this species is known to occur without accompanying woody plant symbionts.[2] It has a general aspect somewhat between Macrolepiota and Armillaria, but it is characterized by a pure white colour overall (whilst those genera are brownish) and by the squamous (scaly) covering of cap and stipe.[3][4]

In 2019, amateur mycologist Denis Pouclet experimentally ate 30 grams, fresh weight, of S. vittadinii from France without reported adverse symptoms.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Synonymy: Saproamanita vittadinii". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  2. ^ From R. E. Tulloss' website - 'Amanita vittadinii (Moretti) Vitt. "Vittadini's Lepidella"'.
  3. ^ (Translated from Spanish to English)Amanita vittadinii(Moretti)at www.amanitacesarea.com (by José Cuesta and Jorge Jiménez).
  4. ^ Vizzini A, Redhead SA, Dovana F (2017). "Epitypification of Agaricus vittadinii (Basidiomycota, Amanitaceae)". Phytotaxa. 326 (3): 230–234. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.326.3.8.
  5. ^ Pouclet D (2020). "Saproamanita vittadinii (Moretti) Redhead, Vizzini, Drehmel & Contu (2016) = Amanita vittadinii (Moretti) Vittad. 1826. Récoltée dans le Maine-et-Loire (49)". Cahiers Mycologiques Nantais. 32 (juin 2020): 25–28.
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